NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersThis Pennsylvania 'Councilwoman Karen' Allegedly Dropped N-Word at Work, Here's What Happened NextIn a new lawsuit, a Black woman claims Allentown City Council member Candida Affa is an "unashamed bigot."ByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 16, 2024
NewsNewsBlack Internet Reacts To Child's Walmart Tantrum, L.A. Airplane Karen Gives Bizarre Reason For Racist Tirade, Diddy's Latest Outrageous Claim, Autistic 9-Year-Old Black Boy Gets Killed And MoreA collection of The Root's most powerful news stories from the week.PublishedDecember 7, 2024
NewsNewsYou Won't Believe the Reason L.A. Airplane Karen Gave For Her Viral Racist BehaviorThe woman in the video has been identified as 64-year-old Arlene Bunch.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 5, 2024
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicDrake Just Earned a Hilarious New Title Thanks to Charlamagne tha God, Kendrick LamarThe Canadian rapper's latest legal moves have put him on the wrong side of history and now Charlamagne tha God has…ByShanelle GenaiPublishedDecember 2, 2024
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersAnother Airplane 'Karen?' L.A. Airplane Passenger's Racial Tirade Is the Latest in a Long Line of Airline 'Karen' BehaviorWhy Are Airports seem to be breeding grounds for out-of-control Karen behavior?ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 2, 2024
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicAfter Having the Worst Year Ever, Drake Gets the Last Laugh...Sort OfThe Toronto rapper is still one of the hottest artists in 2024.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 2, 2024
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CultureRace MattersCultureRace Matters15 Karen Incidents That Will Either Make You Laugh or Piss You OffBlack people can't deliver mail, feed the homeless or work their 9-5 job without a Karen causing trouble.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 8, 2024
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NewsNews'Karen' Judge Benched Over Racism and Homophobia, Illinois School Sends Black Students Home With Cotton, Philly Educator Receives $20 Million to Create All-Black Schools, Georgia Deputies Slam Black Woman to Ground During Traffic Stop and More From This Week in NewsA collection of The Root's best posts of the week in newsPublishedOctober 19, 2024
CultureCultureCultureCultureWATCH: 'Pack Of Wild Karens' Gang Up On Black Burger King Worker in Viral VideoThe employee was out there alone until a bystander stepped in.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedSeptember 26, 2024
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NewsNewsArizona Man Fired From Job After Calling 911, 11-Year-Old White Boy Confessed to Drowning an 8-Year-Old Black Boy, Black Man Falsely Accused of Rape Sues White Woman, What O.J. Simpson’s Ashes Were Turned Into And More NewsThe Root's most memorable news posts from the week.PublishedAugust 31, 2024
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersN-Word Slinging Karen Tells Police She Hit A Pregnant Woman With a What!?A white woman has been charged with two felonies after allegedly swinging a bat at a pregnant woman.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 29, 2024
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaWhy Marlon Wayans Clapped Furiously at DJ Vlad on Twitter SundayThe beloved comedian and the controversial journalist debated whether Wayans was worth $40,000 for an interviewByNoah A. McGeePublishedAugust 19, 2024
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeNew Development in the Case of The White Fla. Woman Who Fatally Shot A Black Mother of FourSusan Lorincz has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of the Florida mother of four.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 19, 2024
NewsNewsAyesha Curry's Stressful Paris Trip, Miss South Africa Finalist Drops Out, FAMU Interim President Came With All The Smoke, 5 Shocking Revelations From The Trial For Ajike Owens And Other NewsA collection of our best news stories of the week.PublishedAugust 17, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPolitics'GOP Karen' Nancy Mace Catches Hell For Intentionally Butchering Kamala's Name On CNNMichael Eric Dyson and Keith Boykin quickly checked Mace's disrespect.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 16, 2024
NewsNewsWATCH: Movie Karen Loses it After Finding a Child Sitting in Her SeatA video posted to TikTok shows the white woman lashing out at the mother of the child as they were getting ready to…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJuly 23, 2024
CultureCultureKaren Calls Police On Lady Feeding Homeless, N-Word Karen Shoots Her Shot, DJ Vlad Pulled a Karen, Black Karen Loses Job, Remembering Cannes Karen and MoreWe're more than half way through 2024, so what better way to measure how this year has worked our nerves by…ByThe Root StaffPublishedJuly 18, 2024